I know that it is the festive season and therefore any amount of spangle involved in your outfit is permitted. So when you decide that you need to break out the sequin leggings or trousers this year, let me give you some time-honoured guidelines to ensure you look both joyous and stylish.
1. In everything, balance. If you are going for a legging or narrow fit trouser it is essential you balance them out with a heavier boot and blouse. If you keep the whole silhouette narrow, you will look both dated and enormous. So please. Do us all a favour. Ta.
2. Maintain proportion. With a harem trouser, make sure you have a lighter top half and make sure the horizontal is slightly higher than usual to elongate your legs — in other words try not to look like your legs are 5 inches long. That would be an error. You understand.
3. Modernise with a wide leg. The most fashion forward silhouette is characterised by a wider trouser leg, so if you can, use this with your sequin trousers too. It really is the most flattering shape as well.
4. Channel Joan Collins. If all else fails, there is a hard and fast rule of thumb when it comes to deploying sequin and that is to ask yourself: What. Would. Joan. Do. and all the answers will be yours. Have fun.